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Make a cleaned copy

Apply a cleanup preset while keeping the source available.

Before you start: A selected audio track.

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Step by step

  1. Review the treatment

    Open Cleaning settings beside Clean. Review the preset and individual processing controls.

  2. Match the recording

    Choose a preset that fits the material, or enable only the processing you need. A stronger treatment is not always better.

  3. Create a cleaned copy

    Close the settings and choose Clean. When processing completes, compare the new track with the source.

  4. Keep or undo

    Keep a useful result, or use Ctrl + Z to remove the cleaned copy. The source recording remains unchanged.

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  1. Choose a preset for the type of recording.
  2. Enable only the treatment you need.
  3. Clean creates the processed copy.
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  1. Review the cleanup settings, process the selected track, and keep the source available.
  2. 1. Select the track, then open Cleaning settings beside Clean.
  3. 2. Choose a preset that fits the recording, or adjust only the processing you need.
  4. Processing runs locally. Wait for the result before continuing.
  5. The result is ready to review.
  6. 3. Compare the result. Undo removes the cleaned copy when you do not need it.
  7. Use Clean for a cleanup preset. Open Surgery when one passage needs closer attention.
Audio credits

LibriSpeech excerpts 1688-142285-0007 and 1272-128104-0000, collected by Vassil Panayotov, Guoguo Chen, Daniel Povey, and Sanjeev Khudanpur from LibriVox, are used under CC BY 4.0. Excerpts have been trimmed, resampled, padded, or processed. The voice-replacement example uses an original synthetic voice.